A few weeks ago during a trip to Seattle, I visited renowned Butchart Gardens, a regular on the lists of great public gardens in the world. It is located on Vancouver Island, 14 miles north of ...

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Any other eyes likely would have seen the 50-foot-deep land mass for what it was -- an ugly quarry floor, the source of limestone and clay for Robert Butchart's cement ...

There are five garden styles to enjoy; the Sunken Garden; the Rose Garden; and the Japanese, Italian and Mediterranean ...

Two predictable comments from visitors are most frequently heard by the staff at the Butchart Gardens outside Victoria, the capital of British Columbia: No. 1: "That's sensational,'' says a guest.

Spring is a pleasant time to tour Victoria and Vancouver Island. Winter frosts give way to cherry blossoms, daffodils and ...